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Portrait of Kaden Ray Wilken
In loving memory

Kaden Ray Wilken

January 21, 2005 – September 30, 2023
Lived 18 years
Nashua, Iowa
Don’t let the hard days win!
Life story

Kaden Ray Wilken was born January 21st, 2005 in Waverly Iowa. His parents Andy and Sara along with his older brother Drew were ecstatic, as well as the rest of the family. He grew to be such a fun, care free (maybe a little lost at times ;)-inside family joke), smart, athletic loving young man. There never was a dull moment with him around goofing off and finding ways to joke around and make people laugh. He loved the outdoors, hunting and sports of all kinds. He loved his buffalo chicken with NO ranch and ice cream was the usual dessert especially if Cold Stone was near. Born and raised into a family who loved their Minnesota Vikings almost as much as making memories during hunting season and all kinds of traveling together.

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Family milestones in gold, history for context

2005
Born January 21
2006
Kaden was 1 when Twitter was launched
2009
Kaden was 4 when Captain Sully safely landed a jetliner on the Hudson River
2014
Kaden was 9 when the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral
2016
Kaden was 11 when the Cubs won their first World Series since 1908
2022
Kaden was 17 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2023
Passed away September 30, age 18
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